File's full pathname describes the file or folder. It includes any information about where the file or folder resides on the network.

Zone is the AppleTalk zone where the server machine resides. If you do not wire Server name, this parameter is unused.

Server name is the name of the machine where the file or folder resides.

alias kind describes the alias.

0

Minimal alias (default)—Uses zone and server. You cannot use it in an AppleEvent sent to the Finder. The VI creates the alias from scratch, and does not check to determine whether the file exists or is accessible from the desktop. It must have a volume name with a colon following it.

1

Full alias—Ignores zone and server. You can use it in AppleEvents sent to any application, including the Finder. The VI creates this alias. If the file does not exist or is not accessible from the desktop, it returns an error.

2

From Finder alias file—Ignores zone and server. You can use it in AppleEvents sent to any application, including the Finder. File's full pathname indicates a Finder alias file that points to the file. Finder alias files contain full aliases, and the VI does not verify whether the file exists or is accessible from the desktop. The VI copies the contents of the alias file to create the output alias.

An alias is a data structure used by the Mac OS X toolbox to describe file system objects (files, directories, and volumes). This data structure is not the same as the Finder alias file. A minimal alias contains a full pathname to the file and possibly the zone and server on which the file resides. A full alias contains more information, such as creation date, file type, and creator. (The complete description of the structure of an alias is confidential to Apple Computer.) Aliases are the most common way to specify a file system object as a parameter to an AppleEvent.